Latest Billionaire Spends

The month so far has seen lots of developments in terms of the rich like Mark Zuckerberg getting even richer and A-list celebrities splurging on plush estates, islands to private jets.Here is a roundup of these splurges.

1. Mark Zuckerberg going public!

After taking his company public on 18th of this month, the founder and CEO of Facebook has now become one of the richest persons in the world. But, what came as a real surprise was his unannounced wedding to his longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan. On the auspicious occasion of her wedding with Zuckerberg, who is now worth an estimated $20 Billion, Chan wore an embroidered Claire Pettibone dress worth $4,700.

While the whole world is busy speculating the date of marriage of the Hollywood’s hottest couple, the stars are busy pampering each other with outrageous gifts. This time it was the turn of sultry actress Angelina Jolie, who gifted her partner a $1.6 million helicopter. Both of these stars are known to be ardent aviators and have even installed a helicopter pad in their Chateau Miraval home in France.

One of the illustrious entertainers in the world and the most successful recording artists in history, Celine Dion is ready to sell her 19-acre, private island retreat in Montreal, Quebec for $29 million. The 24-000 square foot, French Normandy style house is very regal and consists of 6 elegant bedrooms with 6 full and 3 half bathrooms.

The casino mogul and renowned art collector spends a miniscule part of his wealth, only $70 million on an ultra-luxurious penthouse in Manhattan’s Central Park South area. The legally blind billionaire acquired the plush apartment from Christopher Jeffries for $7.5 million less than the listed price.

The month started off with news coming in that David Koch, the fourth wealthiest personality in United States has parted with $35 million of his fortune, to donate it to the National Museum of Natural History. Koch has had a lifelong fascination with dinosaurs which drove him to donate such a large amount of money for renovating the Museum’s dinosaur hall.